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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "james williams" <james_williams4000@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:57:59 +0000
Subject: Congratulations from First City Lottery International Headquarters

FIRSTCITY-LOTTO HEADQUATERS:
Customer Service Department,
365 Kuffour Road,
Abigel - France

Ref: fc/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

                                           WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Good Day Wooman,

We happily announce to you the draw of the FIRSTCITY-LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on the 6th January, 2006 in ABIGEL - FRANCE. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 19-6-26-17-35-7, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$850,000.00 (Eight Hundred & Fifty Thousand United States Dollars only) in cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of US$8 Million,Five Hundred thousand dollars, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 200,000.00 companies and 300,000,000.00 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.  This promotion takes place every three years and is being sponsored by PRESIDENT JACQUES CHERAC, French President. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our African booklet representative office in NIGERIA as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your US$850,000.00 (Eight Hundred & Fifty Thousand United States Dollars only) would be released to you by our payment office in Nigeria through our paying bank (Citi Bank Nigeria Limited).

Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this programme by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned, to file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary/Processing Agent : MR. RABBIE JOHNSON through email: rabbijohnson@Z6.com and call him on phone (Tel: +234-805-581-9205) immediately to acknowledge your mail.

Please be aware that the Paying Bank will Effect Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by our processing Agent; that would be designated to your file. Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 21st June, 2006. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Please note that in order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications kindly remember to quote your reference information in all correspondences. Furthermore, should there be any change of contact information, please inform our Agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

IMPORTANT NOTE:- please quote your full names, your country, your private Telephone and fax number, your reference/batch numbers etc in any correspondences with our designated agent or us.

Sincerely,

MR.JAMES WILLIAMS.
Games/Lottery Co-ordinator

 

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